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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24
Some Farmers Wives.

It is an easy matter for person Of
leisure to sit in a comfortable room,
surrounded by all that is pleasing.
and, perhaps, luxurious. and with
gold pen extract ink from a silver
k-stand, and write what We wives
of poor farmers ought to do. Let
this person change places with one O!
us and l doubt her ability to find
time or money. economic as she may.
for much intellectual improvement.
I have been called upon to fill both
positions, and think l know whereo!
write
Notwithstanding, science and the
advancement OF mechanical arts have
done so much to lessen household la.
Dor, we poor people must Of necessity
trudge along in the old grooves. not
because it will be cheaper in the end.
but it costs less hard cash now.
You may say what you will OF such
labor lmpairing strength, running
health. being unwise, unjust to ones
self, and make host of other objec.
tons; do you think the money loaner
Or mortgage cares anything about
our health? Much depends on the
farmers wife in saving and IN man.
aging so as to make the most o!
everything, as we'll as in training and
instructiug her children. though we
may crave time for intellectual i'm
provement we have no means to buy
books or subscribe for papers unless
we deny ourselves not a luxury, but
q really necessary article.
A lady friend OF mine, daughter OF
farmer, conducted q Sabbath school
held III log schoolhouse, when the
only time she had in which to prepare
ner lesson was while she was perform
ing her domestic duties. She tackled
her lesson book above her workable
and thus studied. Both her parents
were quite advanced in years, and her
mother was a paralytic invalid; the
daughter had the sole care of them;
all the housework to do, the sewing,
and i'll summer she did garden work
and took care of from five to ten COWS,
and on the Sabbath walked tive
miles to conduct the school. We
wives OF poor farmers think we know
the possibilities of our circumstances
and needs of our position full as well
as those who earn their bread by the
pen, or any other intellectual way,
and are entirely unaquainted with
OUR trials and perplexities.-A Mime.
sofa Farmers Wife in the Rural New.
Yorker.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24

Eight out OF twenty-four savings
banks in New York city reported
gains during the past year OF S6,G24,-
679 in deposits. and Is, 4O4 in the
number Of depositors. The enormous
savings banks business of New York
city ia IN itself an assurance that
social democracy and red republicanism
can never seriouly threaten the peace
or prosperity OF the great metropolis.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24
Needful ObSeryances

A young married couple, who had
been most favorably received by the
jest society OF the town where they
began housekeeping, were surprised
when, in year or more, the interest
OF their little world, in regard to them.
had apparently ceased. They received
no invitations. and their card basket
vas no longer habitnally filled.
What could be the reason?
1t simply lay in the fact that being
unconventional by nature. and care.
less by training, they had been too I'm.
ceremonious in their treatment oil
their acquaintance They were alb
sorbed in each others society, and it
was an effort to think of the outside
world. Consequently, although they
were we'll pleased at receiving calls,
they postponed returning them for
months, and sometimes neglected 60
ing at all, hoping, meantime, that
people would 'call again"
There are certain observances which
the person who desires to rank with
ladies and gentleman will not neg,
lect. The rules of etiquette are not
merely arbitrary; as a general thing,
they are founded upon convenience or
kindness.
10 return the first call OF stranger
without delay is to express ones APP
probation of his kindness in making
the visit. Replying to an invitation
Immediately on receiving it, enables
the sender to make definite plans,
and is, moreover. q suitable display
of gratitude for the attention.
To express ones thanks for git,
when it must be done by letter, with
out allowing one mail to Intervene, Is
to make practical demonstration u
ones pleasure at having received II.
There never yet was a socii', ocIa
sion in which promtitude fallea ~ We
virtue, except, perhaps IN the case
OF English dinner-partles, "here .ne
guest is expected to arrive a11er 'he
specified hour, :,
Many people are both ignorant OF
conventional rules, and careless oS
nature; but casual acquaintance can
not be expected to make allowances
for them, on account OF these dlSab'i-
tiles. The offenders against the rules
of society will, on the contrary, prop,
ably be classified as rude Or "odd,
and, in any case, as undesirable &C.
quaintances.
The habit of being con time" and
cup to the mark, is more easily cultl'
vatedit youth than when the routine
of life has become firmly fixed. The
boy or girl who is alive to the de-
mands of others will become, later in
life, polite by nature; since good hab-
its, fortunately. may become mechan-
eal, as we'll as bad ones,-Youth's
Companion. --
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General Rugsles, who was on theun.
lucky side i'll tho late miscue between
the North and South, has profound
respect for gunpowder, and asks Con-
gress to adopt his device for its use by
defamation to cause rainfall. An in.
vestigation OF his method shows that
it will cost 100000 per shower.
The Treasury surplus is large, but
Congress thinks it best to stick to the
good old way Of letting Nature take
her course.
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The railways come to the conclu.
sion that the Interstate commerce
lawprohibits free passes; with an unan.
unity that is delightful to behold.
Yet there is every reason to believe
that the unsophisticated members Of
the State Legislatures will get their
pasteboards just the same. States.
men OF that class rejoice in the fact
that the national law does not affect
traffic within q single State.
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Gambling has been made felony
by the Alabama legislature. punish
able for the first of1ense by not less
than six months in the penitentiary,
and for the second not less than six
years. 1t is easier to make a law OF
this kind than to execute it, especially
at the South,
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The Harlem Claimants.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The Harlem commons
claimants have at last begun the legal contest
for the recovery of the property which they
claim to own in the upper part OF this city, A
s:upendous bill in equity has been filed in IL o
United States circuit court by James H. Nc
Creepy, OF Pi:tsburg, representing Simon p.
Morgan. of Greensboro, KY, the complainant,
and about l, 400 other alleged heirs scattered ali
over the country: The lawyers are to get one
third of all that is realized. They expect to get
enough out of the case to pay them Handsomely
for their trouble and give each claimant about
$4,000. 1t is not expected that any OF the
suits will be brought to trial. A compromise
it is thought, will be effected in all cases.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24

The New York World has opened it's
new Brooklyn building which is. a
duplicate OF it's New York establish.
ment, so that in case of the disability
OF the latterby fire or any other causes
the World could be printed ia its
Brooklyn annex. 1t is assumed that
IN case OF q general conhagration in
New York, the flames would not reach
across the Hudson and consume the
Brooklyn establishment.
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TO RECOVER CONFEDERATE RoNDs

NEW YORK, Special Telegram. Feb. 15,-Iu
supreme court chambers to-day a motion was
made against Nelson G. Green to show cause
why certain papers now In the custody OF tho
county clerk of his city shall not be delivered
to Mrs. Eliza Ta bot Bell Of Georgia. In her
in 1862, leaving about $3OO,OOO, and
appointing her sole executrix of his es-
tate and entrusted her to the guardian
ship Of ex-Gov Jenkins. Jenkins snort time
aftcrward sold part of the property for ST 90. 600
most of which he invested in Confederate bonds
Mrs. Bell suffered eyere losses because of the
war. and at its close became greatly in need of
money, but applying TO Gov. jenkins was
told that he had no property of hers other than
parcel OF Confederate bonds which were wholly
worthless. The bonds came here and Mrs Bell
now seeks to recover them
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24

An average population in the habit.
able portion of the globe as dense as
that OF Massachusetts would make q
total of about 100000, 900, or
say seven times the entire number Of
human beings alive.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24

Mr.. Strait received word from Private
Secretary Lamont that the case OF Dr.
James II. Bacon OF Litchfield, Minn., has
been orieied to the secretary OF war for re-
port. DR.. Bacon's accounts az army
surgeon cannot be satisfactorily closed
until certain technical delays "a court.
martial proceedings are reversed. This,
itts thought, will 30 easily done,
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Will Not Interfere With whitney.

WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Feb. IA
The Democrats in the house to-day, by a
party vote with the exceptions of Lawler,
Wise and Norwood, refused to pass simple
resolution Of inquiry introduced by Mr.. Bou-
telle, and left the country to understand that
the secretary of the navy ia engaged in acts
az to which it is not desirable that the pub
lie should be informed or for which there is
no legal authority. The resolution was aimed
directly at the order which has recently been
issued which applies especially to the Boston
navy yard, but which also has reference to
other yards and to the general policy which
the department has adopted of transferring
bureaus. and as II is maintained
by experts in the case Of the Bos-
ton yard, OF destroying q large amount
OF property without law, reason or good
sense. The resolution introduced by Boutelle
some days ago called upon the secretary OF
the navy to furnish the house with the infor-
nation as to the law under which he ia act
ing in dismantling the Boston navy yard and
In transferring the plants of the different
yards from one to the other at great expense
in accordance with the new plan Of the Sec
Rotary, for which it may be difficult for him
to find any authority in the Revised Statutes
The committee ON naval affairs, after keep
ing the resolution until the last day allowed
by the rules, decided to-day to report it ia
vOrably with an amendment which also
called for the number of persons employed
When they were employed This was the
unanimous report of the committee. The
resolution was reported by Wise, but RAN
dali moved that the resolution be tabled
and it was tabled by strict party vote, with
the three exceptions named.
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How He Got IL.

Tid-B1ts: Miss Lioufnder lat the ball of the
diplomatic corps)-Those Heidelberg duels must
be very exciting. lieutenant. see you bear one
Of the scars.
Lieut.. Gtrsh-I vos flattered. Mees Liontinter.
but I god dat from my--vot You call him?-don.
serial surcheon. dis morning.
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Isaac Staples Buys the st. Croix Water Power.

A special from St. Croix Falls, Wis,
says: Maj J. s. Baker has returned home
from Saltwater where he closed the details
OF a final sale OF the Cushing interests at
this point to Hon. Isaac Staples.
There have been for weeks past
various conflicting reports in circula.
ton, and much dickcring OF capital
lists and corporations with Mai. Baker for
this immense and valuable water privilege
and block of real estate. Mr.. Staples stated
to your correspondent that he had purchas.
cd this water power for Immediate improve
ment. lie alone owns 25O, 600, 900 to 300
ooo.oo feet OF pine tributary to this
point and it is his purpose to proceed to
the erection OF a dam. canal and mills and
commence the manufacture OF lumber in
the near future. Improvements will be OF
the most substantial character. The
dam will be located on sight of
the old Cushing improvement.
The canal and mills erected on this the
Wisconsin, side OF tho St. Croix. The can.
al will be so constructed as to furnish I'M
limited power for other manufacturing
purposes. The 2,4OO acres Of land, I, $50
village lots involved in this purchase, will
soon be on the market for actual settle
ment or improvement. The price paid
was $50, 900.
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Supreme Court Decisions.

BISMARCK, Special Telegram. Feb. 16-At
the assembling of the supreme court this
morning Chief Justice Trip read decisions
as follows:
Alanson W. Edwards vs. The Fargo & South
ern Railroad Company. appellant: Judgment
affirmed. Capital Bank of St. Paul VS. School
District No. 3d. of Cass and Barnes counties,
S%n apr'sas o reargpm I'm ordered Herman
versed. United States VS.. Charles A. Wood of
Bismarck; judgment reversed and new trial Or
dered, Judge Francis dissenting: John F. Will
Manitoba. Railroad Company; appeal dis
missed The Philip Best Brewing Com
psny vs. The .Pillsbury & Hurlburt
FL vator Company; JUDGMENT affirmed. Sarah
Railroad Company: judgment reversed and new
trial ordered Marcus Batelnan va. Arson
Bockus ct al, appellant: in three cases judg-
ment was reversed end cases ordered to lower
Charles Spencer, Charles Butts, NJ. L. Strong
and G. G. Pardon, appellants. vs. Sully County:
Judgment reversed and cause remanded to dis
trict court for trial. Edwin Van Ciz vs.. Mer-
chants National Bank OF Deadwood ct al. ap-
pellant, and Edwin Van Cir. appellant. VS.. Mer-
chants National Bank of Deadwood ct al. : judg-
ment in both cases affirmed. John G. Keith va.
reversed and new trial ordered. John
H. Sarles ct al. appellants vs.. James::L. Sharlow
ct al; Judgment reversed and new trial in dis
tTtct court ordered. Ellen p. Hannaaher and
oils & Manitoba Railroad Company, appellant:
Judgment reversed and new trial ordered The
National German American Bank OF St. Paul,
mond: held under advisement. The National
Bank OF Duluth, appellant, vs. James A. Jerns Of
Grand Forks; Judgment affirmed. Henry r.
Porter, appellant. vs.. James w. Parker of Bur-
district court reversed, and case ordered tc
stand for trial in the district court.
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Gen. Crrely, Now.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb 15-
Capt Adolphus W. Greedy has been more
fortunate than most of the arctic explorers
Only few months ago he was advanced
from lieutenant to captain, and to-day the
to succeed Hazen, with the rank Of hrigadier
general. If the senate confirms him he will
retain his rank es brigadier general, even if
the signal service be transferred to one OF
the civil departments This is an extraor-
binary promotion The president is undoubt-
eddy convinced that Greedy is qualified to
perform the duties of chief signal officer In
order to give complete satisfaction through
out the country. however, the new chief
Will find it necessary to improve his method
of predictions, for there have never been so
many complaints from all portions of the
country of inaccurate predictions MS to the
weather as there have been within the last
few months. OF the confirmation Of Greedy
there can hardly be any question
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24
Forgot She Wac His Wife

New York Herald A rather aged professor in
a Maine college was married to youthful bride
the other day. They came to New York on their
weddin: trip and yesterday landed in The Stur-
tevant house. The professor Is a little absent
minded. lie had telcgraphed for a ROOM After
getting settled in it he went down to the office
to register. He wrote his own name and his
wife's maiden name and went up stairs happy.
In a few minutes boy came and asked the pre-
fcssOr to go down and see the manager.
Look here, said Col. Schotield to the mature
groom, Il shall have to ask you to give up your
room. This won't do at ail-you know. There
are plenty OF places where you can work that
sort Of thing, but not here. am sorry to trouble
you"
The professor dumbfounded. Then he
explained that the lady his wife,
1T looks suspicious" said the colonel Gould
you get some one to identify you? We don't
want any queer people here, you know"
The professor identified and re-registeretl
but he did not tell his wife
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The late snowfall in SanFranciscc
as the fifth in forty years that white.
ened the hills in a few hours, to van.
ish and leave q deeper verdure, behind
tor the added moisture.
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MlNNEsoTA's LIQUOR LEGISLATION.

New York Evening Post: The Minnesota
legislature has passed a high-hcense bill
which fixes the tax for saloons in cities of
ten thousand or more inhabitants at ST. 900.
and in all other places throughout the state
where local option has not decided against
liquor, selling, at $500 No distinction is
made between beer and spirit licenses, the
price being uniform for al saloons. 1t is
thought that a mistake has been made in
having two prices for large and small cities,
and that the result Will be that the suburbs
OF the larger cities like St. Paul and Mime
apolis will be infested with groggeries which
can be licensed at the $500 rate. This was
probably secured as a compromise by the
liquor dealers, who have been making
desperate fight against the bill The old
rate was 500 in St Paul and $500 in Min
ncapolis. so that a great advance has been
made toward uniform high license It
will be comparatively easy another year to
amend the law so as to make the ST. 900 tax
amply everywhere, and this will in all proba-
bility DC done, for experience has shown
that public sentiment does not move back
ward In supporting this kind of legislation.
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county buildings: amending chapter 20, Special

county buildings; amending chapter TO- Special
Laws 1883, relating to . ferry at St. Vincent,
Kittson county: authorizing the town Of Belle
Prairie to issue bonds: fixing the per dim of
the commissioners of Polk county; amending
Special Laws 1883. relating to an appropriation
for constructing = bridge in Yellow Medicine
county; CHANGING the boundaries Of the Inde-
pendent schoo! District Of Little Falls: author
ling the city of Crookston to issue bonds: chang
ing the name OF Frog Lake, in Stevens
tain territory from independent School
District No.: g. in Lyon county:
Ct 1ndepsndent School District Of Pleasant
common council of st. Paul to I'LL vacancies in
the Office Of justice Of the peace: authorizing
Morrison county to issue bonds to aid in tho
construction Of . dam across the Mississippi
river ct Little Falls: amending chapter 40:
Special Laws 1881. relating to the village Of Red
Lake Falls. Polk county; authorizing the village
Of Little Falls to issue bonds for improvement
Of water power on the mississippi; authorizing
commissioners Of Polk county to make or pur-
chase abstract records; authorizing Pike Greek
to issue bonds for water power near Little Falls:
changing the name of the Jackson Street NJ. E.
church to Central Park church; regulating the
services Of processes issuing out Of the district
court of Washington county,
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Not in session.
HOUSE,.

The session of the house had Just opened
yesterday morning when Mr. Donnellv sent
up to the speakers chair the following reso-
luton:
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IL
introduced by Mr. Newell, provides that when
1t shall appear satisfactory to courts that the
sum OF money garnisheed was actually earned
that the money Is actually necessary to The sup
port of such individual. the court shall dis.
charge the punishment and render Judgment in
SENATE.
Senator Ives bill relating to intoxi-
eating liquors passed 20 to ID. 1t pro-
vides for the punishment OF per-
sons selling liquor to minors, students.
habitual drunkards, etc., prohibits gaming
in saloons, and prescribes penalties on all
who violate the law. 1t also Furnishes mi
nors who testify falsely as to their age to
obtain liquor.
Senator Whiteman, by a vote OF 81 to 8,
had his election bill Cost on Saturday, re-
considered in the senate. 1t was then
passed p to 13.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
An act for tho relief of settlers on the lands Of
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad in
this state; relating to Intoxicating liquors; re-
lating to real estate insurance companies: to
legalize certain corporations: to remove the
state reform school; relating to the penal code;
oreanizing Hubbard county for judicial pur-
ating to interest: relating to the publication of
special laws: to enforce the payment OF taxes
HOUSE.
The following house bills were passed
Amending General Laws, 1881, relating to
senatorial and representative districts in Ram
sey county; separating the town of Lie Roy from
the village of LIE Roy; authorizing the commits
sloners Of Pope county to issue bonds: author
issue bonds for internal improvements; amend
ing Special Laws of 1881 relating to village of
Pine City: amending the charter Ut the Still
water school district: authorizing the city coun-
Gil Of st. Paul and commissioners Of Ramsey
county to purchase land for a county Jail :;
amending chap. %. Special Laws. 1868, relating
to incorporation of city of st. Cloud: defining
the duties of town treasurer OF Norris
town. Rice county. Extending the limits
Of the Northfield village school district
amending section l. chapter 1873, General Laws
authorizing the town of Little Falls to issue
bonds for the improvement Of Mississippi river
water power; authorizing the commissioners Of
Lyon county to issue bonds for the erection Of